Gold Glover Jeter, Best SS Evah!!!, robbed of MVP Topic

Wright was under contract. I don't think you're the GM of any MLB club therefore you don't KNOW anything about what 31 other teams would have spent on him. As I said, Beltre is your best example. He's been a better hitter and he has to meet performance standards to get that last 16m.

The Mets bid against themselves and overpaid for the "right" to do so.

And probably for the right to battle for 4th for the duration of the deal.

So that's what you're saying. Had the Mets allowed Wright to become a free agent after 2013, he would have gotten less on the open market than the extension he got with the Mets.

And no, Wright has been a better hitter than Beltre.

Wright: .301/.381/.506 with a 135 OPS+
Beltre: .280/.331/.476 with a 112 OPS+

Wright was under contract. I don't think you're the GM of any MLB club therefore you don't KNOW anything about what 31 other teams would have spent on him. As I said, Beltre is your best example. He's been a better hitter and he has to meet performance standards to get that last 16m.

The Mets bid against themselves and overpaid for the "right" to do so.

And probably for the right to battle for 4th for the duration of the deal.

Wright has been a better hitter than Beltre. Especially before the Texas deal. So I don't know what the hell you're talking about.

Santana and Bay off the books next year, and another year away from Madoff, supposedly means the Mets can go back to spending money. They should have one of the better pitching staffs in baseball this year, and it should be getting better. They see Wright has part of the solution. Should non-contending teams take the Astros approach of having no ML talent?

If you don't lock down Wright while he's under contract, you run the risk of losing him. Wright's camp approached the Mets about extending. Saying "no, let's wait" doesn't look very good.

Posted by MikeT23 on 3/28/2013 4:13:00 PM (view original):Wright strikes out a lot for a doubles hitter. Beltre strikes out less and hits more homers. Wright is better at walking. That's what I want from a middle of the line-up hitter. Walks.

I thought you were a "take it or leave it" guy. Does that not apply to players on your team, Mr. Comiskey?

Wright has Beltre by 20 points in batting average, 50 points in on base percentage, and 30 points in slugging. And those are all raw numbers. Use OPS+ to account for the differences in ballparks and Wright runs away with it, 135 to 112.

They have different strengths. Personally, I want my middle of the line-up guy to hit the ball rather than take a walk. If those guys can't drive in the run, rather than pass it to the next guy, they don't need to be middle of the order. Wright whiffs and walks better. Good for him. Lesser hitter.

Posted by MikeT23 on 3/28/2013 5:35:00 PM (view original):They have different strengths. Personally, I want my middle of the line-up guy to hit the ball rather than take a walk. If those guys can't drive in the run, rather than pass it to the next guy, they don't need to be middle of the order. Wright whiffs and walks better. Good for him. Lesser hitter.